A Forecasting and Analysing Digital Entertainment (FADE) report has claimed Xbox Live Arcade generated $103.4 million (£65.9m) during 2009, a 34 percent increase compared to the year previous.

 The average price of a downloadable game on the service rose from $8.33 to $9.12.

Promotions such as the Summer of Arcade also helped figures.

Castle Crashers sold over 1 million copies during the entire year, and DICE’s Battlefield 1943 is estimated to have sold over 800,000 units.

Estimated top titles by revenue (average price):

• Battlefield 1943 (EA Dice) – $12.5 million ($15.00)
• Castle Crashers (The Behemoth) – $7.3 million ($15.00)
• Trials HD (RedLynx, LTD) – $7.1 million ($15.00)
• Shadow Complex (Chair Entertainment / Epic Games) – $6.1 million ($14.38)
• Family Game Night (Hasbro) – $4.2 million ($9.53)
• Marvel vs. Capcom 2 (Capcom) – $4.2 million ($15.00)
• Magic: The Gathering (Stainless Games) – $2.8 million ($10.00)
• Worms 2 (Team 17) – $1.8 million ($10.00)
• Peggle (PopCap Games) – $1.8 million ($8.86)
• Turtles in Time: Reshelled (Ubisoft Singapore) – $1.7 million ($10.00)